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The Boren and the Denny families migrated west from Cherry Grove, Illinois, in the year 1851, where destiny carved fro them a place in history - That of being the founders of one the worlds busiest deepwater seaports: Seattle, Washington. — Louisa Bornen carried with youersome sweetbriar seeds. They were her promise of spring, of better times. ... more »Today Seattle spreads over the carved-out forests, and sweetbriar grows wild along the beaches, tiny bits of pink in the spring green, a gentile reminder of days before.

So much of what is Seattle is because of the Denny family. Street names are the most obvious: Denny Way, James Street, Boren Avenue. Other things, not quite so obvious but well recognized, are some of the city parks, Denny Hill, and the University of Washington.